IMPBA D1 - Northern Lights MBC - 2019 "THE CAN-AM" Aug 24 & 25.

Terry Keeley · Aug 16, 2019

If you're coming from the US here are a couple of sites for border wait times:

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/bwt-taf/menu-eng.html

https://bwt.cbp.gov/

You can exchange money right at the border or walk in to any Canadian bank once you've crossed. There's a Royal Bank at the same exit as the race site:

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2169839,-79.6398442,16.99z?hl=en

You should generally get about $1.25 Canadian Pesos to a US Greenback, a few cents more at the bank.

The Queenston/Lewiston Bridge is generally preferred if coming from NY State as is the Blue Water Bridge at Port Huron/Sarnia. The others have commercial traffic and are usually slower.

If you've never crossed the border before don't worry, it's no big deal. Take off you sunglasses and just answer their questions honestly, show them some respect and you'll have no problem. Leave your firearms at home unless of course you have the proper paperwork.

See ya'll soon!

Terry Keeley · Aug 19, 2019

Could change of course but so far it's looking good! If you want to get in to one of the best events of the season we can take you until 5 pm on Friday.

Terry Keeley · Aug 19, 2019

Looks like 3 to 2 for Team Canada, who's gonna win this year?

Keep yur stick on the ice!

Mike Nowicki · Aug 26, 2019

Thanks Terry and the Northern Lights Club.
I had a great time at the race!!
The food,weather and location were awesome!!

dave roach · Aug 26, 2019

Terry
Any results from the weekend.

Terry Keeley · Aug 26, 2019

Mike Nowicki said:
Thanks Terry and the Northern Lights Club.
I had a great time at the race!!
The food,weather and location were awesome!!

Thanks! You sure couldn't miss the "Can-Am Diner", lol!

dave roach said:
Terry
Any results from the weekend.

Will post them and some photos tomorrow, still recovering from the weekend.

Terry Keeley · Aug 27, 2019

By all accounts the 2019 "Can-Am" was a huge success. There were many curve balls thrown at our Northern Lights MBC from a movie shoot at the park to glitches in electronic equipment but we overcame them all in the end.

We have hosted this event for seven years now at our new site and if you ask anyone that has attended they will say we run a first class event. We plan to apply to the IMPBA Board of Directors under Section E-II next year to have the rare honor of a "Nationals" distinction added to the name so that we may call our event "The Can-Am Nationals" in the future. We believe we have the facility, the organization, and most importantly the cohesive club to continue to host a truly International event for many years to come. We hope the Board agrees.

Look for a more complete write up in the December IMPBA Roostertail.